Vacuum (quantum electrodynamic)/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Vacuum (quantum electrodynamic).

The term quantum electrodynamic vacuum, or QED vacuum, refers to the ground state of the electromagnetic field, which is subject to fluctuations about a dormant zero average-field condition.

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